Locality type: | Outcrop |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Apatite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Orthoclase | ⓘ1 photo of Apatite associated with Orthoclase at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 212737 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:212737:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | fdd23a8d-7584-42bd-b030-d8c465fc8121 |
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Vor (Great Wheal Vor), Carleen, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘCroft Gothal Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘGodolphin Mine (Godolphin Bal), Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |
7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘPenberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK |
9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘSt Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK |
11.3km (7.0 miles) | ⓘHolman's Test Mine, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
13.9km (8.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Wheal Providence (South Wheal Speed), Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK |
13.9km (8.7 miles) | ⓘPenlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK |
14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘHalvosso Quarry (Halvasso Quarry; Kessel Downs Quarry), Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK |
15.3km (9.5 miles) | ⓘNew Cook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | America has produced some of the world’s finest apatite specimens, and there are many wellknown localities...best-known specimen from anywhere is the “Roebling apatite” from the Pulsifer quarry in Auburn, Maine. Formerly...The gemmy, intense purple apatites from this pegmatite mine have made Pulsifer the premier locality for...faceted, they produce some of the most sought apatite gemstones (see Mauthner and Ottaway 2015, this...County, Massachusetts. Rather than a granite pegmatite, the geological environment in which this specimen |
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Megiliggar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK